Straus, Michael Wolf, 1897-1970

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) congratulates Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus (third from right) at an unidentified event in the Interior building. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson (second from right); and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (right). All others unidentified.

Department of the Interior staff at an unidentified event in the Interior Building. Left to right: Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (dressed as Dean of the Electoral College); Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus; Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson; and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop. All others unidentified.

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) congratulates Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus (third from right) at an unidentified event in the Interior building. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson (second from right); and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (right). All others unidentified.

From left to right: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus; Lee Knous, Governor of Colorado; and Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at the dedication of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel in Colorado.

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (facing camera, left) and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus (facing camera, right) address the crowd at the dedication of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel in Colorado. All others unidentified.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (center) and Michael W. Straus, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner (right) pose with C. H. Spencer, Hungry Horse Dam construction engineer, at the construction site. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Department of the Interior staff gather for cocktails in the Secretary of the Interior's office before a dinner honoring Congressman Michael Kirwan. Pictured: Michael W. Straus, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation (left); Marion Clawson, Director of the Bureau of Land Management (third from left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (center, left); Bruce K. Brown, Deputy Administrator of the Petroleum Administration for Defense (center); Congressman Michael Kirwan (center, right); Edward J. Kelly, Superintendent of National Capital Parks (third from right); and Dale E.

From left to right: Senator Lester C. Hunt; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney; and Michael W. Straus, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation discuss the Riverton Project over lunch at the Department of the Interior. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (seated) is at his desk in the Oval Office, preparing to press a button activating a new generator at Grand Coulee Dam located on the Columbia River in the state of Washington. Also present are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (at Truman's left), and many members of Congress from a number of Western states. Identification includes: Washington Congressman Walter Horan (4th from left); Washington Congressman Hugh B.